Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-16
nECPsosarY wIrm CANADA.

Ahe tahoian manufacturers viii this
week publiah . synopsis Of their views
on the letters received b. the assoeia-
sion from Q number Of prominent man
ufaetnrers regarding questions Of com.
mefetai union and reciprocity Of trade
setween the United States aud Canada.
The sentiment expressed ls entirely
against tbs proposition whieh they oon-
slider vitality inimicaI 10 their interests,
and they say they viii resist 1t With al
the means In their power.
This Il the latest We have bearing on
the subject Of reciprocity With our
neighbor on she north. We have long
thoaRht that Canada did not care fos
full recipEoeity. The manufacturing
interests, a. indicated above, Will GER
tainly oppose the scheme. 10 their
present state of development. they real
izs that American competition would
ruin them. Any Canadian industry
that is Just getting Itself established
will fight this idea Of free trade With
The States, and therefore II this reel
procity talk ends 10 anything, We expect
Il will be In the expression Of q willing.
ness on the part Of Canada to make an
agreement Of the same nature Ne the go
called reciprocity treaty OF 1854. Ger.
tain commodities we're named In that
treaty which we're admitted free Of duty
into both countries alike. They we're
grain. -four and brsadssuIs, animals 81
all kinds. vegetables, fsh. poultry. eggs.
butter, cheese. ores Of metals Of all
kinds, GOAL, pitch. tar, tuTpentine, lum-
beF Of all kinds. plants. Wool. bark
stone. marble, dye STATS, hemp, unmsn-
ufactured tobacco and rags. To these
articles can be added a few Of the sam.
general nature. No manufactured goods
we're on the lisi. This selection va
almost wholly in favor Of Canadian 10
Serests. There was scarcely produe
which could be exported from N.
United States into Canada without
loss, while the great market OF ths
United states vas thrown open to Gan
ada, without tax or charge. for nearl,
everything she could produoe or expori
Allher raw materials were admitted free
while our manufacturers we're all
charged heavy duty, the market being
reserved for English manufacturer.
A renewal Of this treaty would he
hailed with delight by the Canadians.
IL would offer a laarkel for many OF
their specialiies whiie not extending the
sale for our own. Canada's great
staples would Get into the States, bu,
eur own manufactures oonld not be car.
Fied across the line without paying
duty. This IL an agreement with toe
much "one-sidedness" 10 II. We found
out twenty-five years aso. and are not
likely 10 be drawn into making another
OF The same character. Another treaty
must lot In some Of our manufactures
We are not 20 certain. however, thai
any kind Of reciprocity will BE- bene
hcial 10 our interests. Canada produce,
few things which We do not have IL
abundance. With free exchange of pred
uets, our manufacturers would prospe
beyond doubt, bat il might be AZ .h,
expense OF our farmers, who would b,
undeEsold by the products Of Camel
labor. While il lie advisable to exteb,
the market for the sale % eur manu-
features, eur farmers must AZ the sam
time receive daa attention. The farm
ing community Of our land is larp
and important one, aud u We desire q
hold Il faithful 10 the policy Of prosao
ton, We must look TO their interest
when occasion demands il. The farmer
Of the Dated States are sometime
prone TO bslisve taat protection favor
the manufacturers At the expense OF Cd
farmer. A short period OF free trad
with Canada would, We think. couvine
them that they tee are benefited BY ou
tariff and Il weald be for thsir zoe,
alone that We should hesitate 90 ~
prove Of reciprocity between the Do
minion and ourselves.